Lucknow, Jan. 7 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked the Congress and the INDIA bloc that includes the Samajwadi Party for opposing the newly enacted Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), 2025 law, which has replaced the nearly two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). "The Congress and INDIA bloc are raising various questions about this important law. It is surprising that the new law, which should have been supported for being in the interest of the country, labourers, farmers and the development of rural areas, is being opposed. Instead of expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA for bringing the new law, they (Opposition) are openly supporting their deeds of corruption (in implementation of the MNREGA," Adityanath said, speaking to media persons at Lok Bhavan here. He said the prime minister got the VB-G RAM G law passed in the winter session of Parliament to take forward the resolve for the development of infrastructure in rural areas but the Opposition is opposing the law for fear of getting exposed. "Those who indulged in the looting of the country's resources for long, compelling the poor to die of starvation, flight of youths from villages and making them bear the brunt of unemployment, are opposed to the very concept of development of rural India and Viksit Bharat. They are opposing the new law for fear of getting their past deeds exposed if the people ask them about what they did when given the opportunity," he said. The VB-G RAM G law was a historic step for the development of rural infrastructure and would prove to be a milestone for the growth in rural areas, he said, adding that Uttar Pradesh would be the most benefited by the new law which would be implemented with a new guarantee for jobs. The new law aims at providing a transparent procedure, guarantee for creation of jobs and construction of permanent assets in rural areas, he said. The new law would work as the foundation for the vision of Viksit Bharat-2047, he said. The chief minister alleged there were serious irregularities in the implementation of MGNREGA during the tenure of Samajwadi Party-led government, adding that there were complaints about fake job cards, creation of incomplete and temporary assets, fake payment and attendance. He said there were also complaints about a weak social audit and administrative lapses and there was no availability of labourers for farms. He listed the benefits of the new law and said the guarantee of a job has been increased from 100 to 125 days. The payment would be made through DBT (direct benefit transfer) on a weekly basis and compensation, along with interest, would be paid for delay. The new law would help the panchayats engaged in creation of permanent assets. The village panchayats would be able to undertake work for water conservation, rain harvesting, check dams, rural roads, drains, play grounds, markets and gyms, he added. The states are likely to get additional funds of about Rs 17000 crore now vis-a-vis the MNREGA. He said the new law provides for use of technology with provisions of biometric attendance, geo-tagging, real-time app monitoring and satellite imagery. Deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, along with BJP's coalition partners, including ministers and legislators, were present when Yogi attacked the Congress and INDIA bloc for opposing the VB-G RAM G law...